Assistance to Angola.

31. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE*
188. Assistance to Angola

The General Assembly, Deeply concerned at the widespread destruction and damage caused to the social and economic infrastructure during the course of the struggle for independence in Angola and in defence of its national sovereignty, Taking note of the inadequate base of socio-economic development in the rural areas inherited from the colonial period, Considering the urgent problem of absorbing and resettling the large numbers of returning refugees into the permanent fabric of society, Further concerned by the adverse effects which the international economic situation continues to impose on the weakened economy of Angola, Recalling its resolution 3421 (XXX) of 8 December 1975 on the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, in which it urged the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations System to extend assistance to the newly independent and emerging States, Recalling further recommendation 99 (IV) of 31 May 1976 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,[1] particularly paragraph 4 thereof, in which the Conference recommended that measures of assistance should be undertaken by the appropriate organs of the United Nations system in favour of the newly independent States of Africa, Welcoming the efforts of the Government and the people of Angola aimed at national reconstruction, Taking note of the statement made by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Angola before the General Assembly on 1 December 1976[2] proposing the establishment of an international fund for the national reconstruction of Angola,

1. Requests the Secretary-General to mobilize an international programme for financial, technical and material assistance with a view to channelling the proceeds into an international reconstruction fund for Angola to meet its long-term and short-term development needs;

2. Urgently appeals to all Member States and to the international economic and financial institutions concerned to respond generously to the needs of Angola and to provide assistance on a bilateral and/or multilateral basis;

3. Requests the Committee for Development Planning at its thirteenth session, as a matter of priority, to consider the question of the inclusion of Angola in the list of the least developed countries and to submit its conclusions to the Economic and Social Council at its sixty-third session;

4. Invites, in the meantime, Member States and the organizations of the United Nations system to grant Angola benefits comparable to those enjoyed by the least developed among the developing countries in the light of prevailing conditions in Angola;

5. Strongly recommends that Angola should be included in the list of the most seriously affected countries and be considered by the United Nations Special Fund for urgent assistance;

6. Further requests the Secretary-General to keep this matter under review and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-second session on the implementation of the present resolution.

106th plenary meeting
21 December 1976

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[1] Ibid. [2] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Session, Plenary Meetings, 84th meeting, paras. 145-221.